1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Kansas House District 118
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Leary J. Johnson (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Arnold Anderson (D) by 1.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leary J. JohnsonRepublican · winner
50.5%2,910
Arnold AndersonDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%2,848
5,758 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET